"Hello, Selen." Jade nodded to her in greeting. He hadn't kept in touch with her lately, had he? "I'll have to read the transcript later myself. That aside..."

He frowned, hand rising to his chin. This gave them more context for things Kalki had told them before, that hadn't made sense at the time.

"Cid said that while he was captive, Kalki often spoke of the Heroes of Light and lamented that she couldn't speak with us. I suppose this was why. She must have been waiting for a time we'd be desperate enough to listen to her plan."